Table of Precedence in Karnataka State 1. President 2. Vice-President 3. Prime Minister 4. Governor of Karnataka 5. Former Presidents Deputy Prime

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1 Table of Precedence in Karnataka State 1. President 2. Vice-President 3. Prime Minister 4. Governor of Karnataka 5. Former Presidents Deputy Prime Minister 6. Chief Justice of India Speaker of Lok Sabha 7. Cabinet Ministers of the Union Chief Ministers of Karnataka * Deputy Chairman and Members of the National Institution for Transforming India Former Prime Ministers Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha Bharat Ratna Holders 8. Ambassadors Extraordinary and plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Common Wealth countries accredited to India Chief Ministers of Other States Ex- Governors of Karnataka Governors of other States 9. Judges of Supreme Court 10. Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chief Ministers of Karnataka State Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha Member of the Planning Commission Ministers of State of the Union 11. Attorney General of India Cabinet Secretary Chief Election Commissioner Comptroller and Auditor General of India 12. Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of full General of equivalent rank 13. Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India 14. Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Lokayukta, Karnataka 15. Cabinet Ministers of Karnataka Deputy Ministers of the Union Ex-Chief Ministers Former Chief Justices of High Court Leaders of the Opposition of Karnataka Legislature Mayor of Bengaluru 16. Officiating Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Lieutenant General or Equivalent rank

2 17. Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal Chairman, Karnataka Administrative Tribunal Chairman, Minorities Commission Chairman, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes Commission Chairman, Union Public Service commission Chief Justices of High Courts of other States Puisne Judges of Karnataka High Court Upalokayukta, Karnataka State State Election Commissioner, Karnataka. Co-operative Election Commissioner, Karnataka. 18. Cabinet Ministers of other States Chairman, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Chairman and Speakers of other State Legislatures Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speakers of Karnataka State Legislature Government Chief Whips of Karnataka Opposition Chief Whips of Karnataka Ministers of State of Karnataka 19. Deputy Ministers of Karnataka State President, Zilla Panchayats 20. Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speakers of the Legislatures of other States Former Judges of Karnataka High Courts Ministers of State of other States Puisne judges of High Courts of Other States 21. Members of Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Members of Karnataka Legislative Council Members of Parliament 22. Deputy Ministers of other States 23. Army Commanders / Vice Chiefs of the Army staff or Equivalent rank in other services, Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka / Additional Chief Secretaries to the Government of Karnataka and Officers of equivalent cadre, State Chief Information Commissioner Commissioner for Linguistic minorities Government of India.

3 Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes,Government of India Members, Minorities Commission,Govt. of India. Members, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission, Govt. of India Officers of the rank of full General or Equivalent rank Secretary General / Secretary Rajyasabha / Loksabha Secretary Minorities Commission, Government of India. Secretary to the President Secretary to the Prime Minister Secretary, Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Commission, Government of India. Secretaries and Special Secretaries to the Government of India (including Officers holding the office of ex-officio) Solicitor General Vice Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal / Karnataka Administrative Tribunal Director General of Police, Karnataka, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests. Officers of the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank 25. Additional Secretaries to the Government of India and Officers of equivalent rank of Karnataka. Additional Solicitor General Advocate General of Karnataka Chairman, K.P.S.C Chairman, Tariff Commission Charged Affairs & Acting High Commissioner a-pied and ad-interim Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Deputy Chairman, Delhi Metropolitan Council (during their visit to Karnataka), Development Commissioner, Karnataka Director, Central Bureau of Investigation Director General, Border Security Force Director General, Central Reserve Police

4 Director, Intelligence Bureau Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories (during their visit to Karnataka), Members, Central Administrative Tribunal/Karnataka Administrative Tribunal Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Members Union Public Service Commission Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councillor, Delhi (During their visit to Karnataka) Principal Secretaries to the Government of Karnataka State Information Commissioner. Principal Staff Officers of the Armed Forces of the Rank of Major General or equivalent rank Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in the Union Territories and Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (during their visit to Karnataka) 26. Additional D.G.P.s and Inspectors General of Police including Police Commissioner, Bangalore Additonal Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Conservator of Forests. Regional Commissioners of Divisons in Karnataka. Joint Secretaries to the Government of India and Officers of equivalent rank Members of Karnataka Public Service Commission. Officers of the rank of Major-General or Equivalent rank Retired Chief Secretaries to the Govt. of Karnataka Secretaries to the Government of Karnataka and Officers of Equivalent rank Accountant General, Karnataka Additional Commissioners of Police Deputy Inspectors General of Police Conservator of Forests Additional Secretaries to the Government of Karnataka and Officers of equivalent rank. Brigadier, Headquarters, Karnataka and Goa Sub-Area

5 Collector of Central Excise Karnataka Post Master General, Karnataka. Commissioner of Income Tax, Karnataka District and Sessions Judge General Manager, Tele communications Secretary, Karnataka Legislative Assembly/ Secretary Karnataka Legislative Council. Vice Chancellors of Universities in Karnataka 28. Brigadier and officers holding equivalent rank in IAF and Indian Navy Deputy Commissioners of District (in their respective districts) Joint Secretaries to Government of Karnataka and Equivalent cadre Members, State Planning Board Other Major Heads of Departments 29. Colonel and Officers of equivalent rank of defence forces. Deputy Secretaries to the Government of Karnataka and equivalent cadres Lt. Colonel and Officers of equivalent rank of defence forces Other Minor, Joint and Additional Heads of Departments Special Deputy Commissioners and other equivalent cadres Superintendents of Police of Districts Deputy Conservator of Forests (IFS Only). 30. IAS and IPS Officers of Junior Scale; IFS Junior Scale Officers; Deputy Directors (Senior Scale) and equivalent cadres, Assistant Commissioners of Sub-Divisions and equivalent cadres. Note: 1. The order in this Table of Precedence is meant for State and Ceremonial occasions and has no application in the day-today business of Government Note: 2. Persons in the Table of Precedence will take rank in order of the number of the articles. The entries in the same articles are arranged alphabetically. Those included in the same article will take precedence inter se according to date of entry into that articles. However, where the dignitaries of difference States and Union Territories included in the same article are present at a function outside their States or Union Territories and their is difficulty in ascertaining their dates of entry, they may be assigned precedence inter se in the alphabetical order of the name of States and Union Territories concerned after those whose precedence is determined according to date of entry into that article. Note: 3 In article 7, the former Prime Ministers will take precedence over the Cabinet Ministers of the Union and the Leaders of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The Chief Ministers of States within their respective States will take precedence over the Cabinet Ministers of the Union in Official functions held in the respective States.

6 Note: 4 In article 8 a. Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Common Wealth countries accredited to India will en bloc rank above Governors of State outside their respective States. b. Governors of States outside respective States will en bloc rank above Chief Ministers of States outside their respective States. Note: 5 The Ministry of External Affairs may assign appropriate ranks to foreign dignitaries and Indian Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Ministers Plenipotentiary during their visit to India. Note: 6 Notwithstanding the procedure laid down in Note 2, the rank inter se and precedence of the persons in Article 10 shall be assigned in the following order: 1. Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha 2. Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha 3. Ministers of States of the Union and any other Minister in the Ministry of Defence for defence matters. 4. Deputy Chief Ministers of States 5. Members of the Planning Commission However, the Deputy Chief Ministers of States out of their respective States will always rank below all other dignitaries figuring in this article. Note: 7. The Chairman of State Legislative Council will rank above the Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in case where they were elected on the same date. Note: 8. When Members of Parliament are invited on bloc to major State functions, the enclosures reserved for them should be next to the Chief Justice, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Ambassadors etc., Note: 9. Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Chairman of the Delhi Metropolitan Council, Delhi, will take precedence over Ministers and Executive Councillors, included in same article. Note: 10. In Article 23 a. Secretaries in the Ministry of External Affairs other than the Foreign Secretary between themselves, will take precedence in the order of their seniority in Grade I of the Indian Foreign Service and both of them will take precedence after the Foreign Secretary.

7 b. Members of the Minorities Commission and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission will always take precedence over the Secretaries of these Commissions; c. In official functions held at Delhi / New Delhi, Army commandors / Vice Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other Services will always rank after Secretaries to the Government of India. Note: 11 In Article 25 a. Additional Secretaries in the Ministry of External Affairs among themselves will take precedence in the order of their seniority in Grade II of the Indian Foreign Services: b. Additional Solicitor General will take precedence above the Advocate General of States ; c. Lieutenant Governors will take precedence over the Chief Ministers and Chief Executive Councillor, Delhi, and the latter will take precedence over Speakers of Legislative Assemblies and Chairman, Metropolitan Council, Delhi; d. Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies of Union Territories and Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council will take precedence after Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councillors, Delhi. Note: 12 For the purpose of Article 26, the posts equivalent to the posts of Joint Secretaries to the Government of India will be determined by the Ministry of Home affairs. Note: 13 In Article 23 to 28 The present practice of introducing the Senior-most representatives of the Defence Service and the Director General of Police in the order of relating seniority of service and the Force they represent i.e., in the order of Army, Navy, Air Force and Police and NOT in the order of the position of the individual officers in the Table of Precedence, should continue on the occasion of inter-services parades on the Republic Day and the Independence Day. On all other occasions the representative of the Defence services and the Director / Inspectors General of Police may be introduced in the

8 order of the Position of the individual officer in the Table of Precedence and not as a group. Deputy Secretary to Government DPAR (State Protocol)